Remember that know-it-all uncle who told you how hard it is to be an artist? He was right. Being creative people, artists are coming up with creative solutions to funding.

With the average person spending about $66 on Halloween supplies -- costumes, candy, decorations and greeting cards -- the holiday can get expensive. Halloween was once a low-budget holiday. Here's how to cut costs and keep the spirit.

There are four-legged victims of the real estate foreclosure crisis too. Animal shelters report that owner turn-ins have reached an all-time high as families lose their homes and are forced to move -- often to rentals that don't accept Fido and Fluffy.

Last week Comcast announced plans to increase the cost of renting a cable modem from $3 to $5 a month -- an increase of 66% or $24 a year. Sure, $2 a month isn't going to break your budget, but this simple solution will save you $60 a year.

Nearly every personal finance guru in America will tell you that it's important to build and maintain a high FICO score -- and that good credit is a sign of financial prudence and responsibility. Lenders will reward you for that responsibility with a lower interest rate loan.

While Twitter might not be your first place to turn for a job, it's actually a really great place to go looking for work. Thanks to a new Twibbon, a ribbon you put on your Twitter avatar, you can make it incredibly clear to prospective employers that you're in the market.

If Google ran the world, it would be streaming a nice fireside chat FDR style this Sunday to let you know that things are looking up. If Google's chief economist Hal Varin is right, and the search terms don't lie, then the economy may already be recovering. Take a look at the stats:

According to a new study released by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, people are turning to the Internet to relax and take their minds of the current economic situation. But they're also going there to find out about what they are trying to escape from! Here's what the study revealed:

Sometime between Sept. 2 and Sept. 3, a burglary occurred at a home along Angelo Drive in West Los Angeles. Businessman Richard Weisman lost a collection of 10 silkscreened Andy Warhol paintings of famous athletes, including Muhammad Ali, Pele, and himself. He's not an athlete, but hey, when you have a lot of money, you get to have whatever you want. And you can have a piece of art by printing out the police reward poster.